Essay Planning: The Puritan Challenge to Queen, Government, and Religion
History
GCSE / Grade 9 / Year 10
8 questions
~16 mins
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This worksheet guides students through planning an essay on the Puritan challenge to the monarchy and religion, focusing on how Puritans challenged the authority of Queen Elizabeth and her government.
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Essay Planning: The Puritan Challenge to Queen, Government, and Religion
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Essay Planning: The Puritan Challenge to Queen, Government, and Religion
Question: How did the Puritans challenge the authority of Queen Elizabeth and her government?**
Use your understanding of the period to plan an essay that discusses the causes, key actions, and responses to the Puritan challenge, and evaluate its significance.
Structure your essay plan as follows:
- Introduction with a clear thesis statement
- Point 1 with supporting evidence
- Point 2 with supporting evidence
- A counter-argument
- A conclusion summarising your overall view
1.
Outline an introduction that states your thesis about the Puritan challenge.
[2 marks]2.
Explain one key way in which Puritans challenged the Queen's religious policies, with supporting evidence.
[3 marks]3.
Compare the actions of Puritans and the government's response to their challenge.
[4 marks]4.
Analyse the significance of the Puritan challenge to Queen Elizabeth's authority.
[6 marks]5.
Outline how the Puritan movement influenced later developments in English history.
[3 marks]6.
Explain how Puritans’ opposition to the monarchy was different from their opposition to the church.
[3 marks]7.
Compare the different perspectives on the Puritan challenge held by the monarchy and the Puritans themselves.
[4 marks]8.
Outline the main points you will include in your essay about the significance of the Puritan challenge.
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